Summary: Coming up in this episode…<br> <br> * Atari<br> * Hasbro<br> * Super Bowl<br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="https://wp.me/pe53l-1mk">Click Here</a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<br><br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for February 7, 2018<br> This is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining in 2018.<br> <br> * It was on this date in 1907, that launched The Mud March – the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).<br> * February 7, 1940, The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.<br> * It was also this date in 1984 during Space Shuttle mission STS-41 -B, Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).<br> * Also on February 7, 1990, The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power as part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.<br> * On February 7, 1997, NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> * American blacksmith and businessman, founder of Deere & Company, John Deere, born on this date in 1804.<br> * Charles Dickens, English Novelist and critic was born on that same date in 1812.<br> * American author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, born on this date in 1867.<br> * Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic was born on that same date in 1873.<br> * G. H. Hardy, the English mathematician and geneticist was born 141 years ago today.<br> * Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer was born on that same date in 1893.<br> * Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company, Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov was born 112 years ago today.<br> * Bill Hoest, American cartoonist was born on that same date in 1926.<br> * Also born on that same date in 1932, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut, Alfred Worden.<br> * Also turning 83 today is American businessman and politician Herb Kohl.<br> * American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Garth Brooks is 56 today.<br> * American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Chris Rock, born on this date in 1965.<br> <br> Listener Birthdays<br> <br> * 07 – Chad W. Smith from Chattanooga, TN<br> * 07 – Bryon the Big BS in PA, Williamsport PA<br> * 08 – Jan Scott from Yorkshire, UK<br> * 09 – <a href="http://podcastmike.com/">“Podcast” Mike Wills</a> from Minnesota<br> * 10 – Zach Akgulian – Appleton, WI<br> * 10 – Drace (Shari from ND)<br> * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/">Wiki</a>.<br> <br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 7, 2018<br> News<br> <br> * <a href="https://kotaku.com/infamous-atari-player-gets-world-record-removed-after-3-1822511777">Infamous Atari Player Disqualified From World Record After 35 Years</a><br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-01/tesla-expands-sales-of-solar-gear-at-home-depot-in-critical-test">Tesla Expands Sales of Solar Gear at Home Depot – Bloomberg</a><br> <br> Shout out to the chat room<br><br> What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat!<br> Remember When<br> <br> * <a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-surprisingly-high-tech-super-bowl-i-broadcast-1822629326">The Surprisingly High-Tech Super Bowl I Broadcast</a><br> * <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/03/20-years-of-open-source-software/">Open Source turns 20: Here’s how it all started</a><br> <br> Thank you Patrons!<br><br> This show is brought to you by… YOU!
